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‘You’re a con man,’ judge tells St. George defendant sentenced in fake murder-for-hire plot

By St. George News · October 23, 2026 · 1 min read
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A St. George man accused of fabricating a murder-for-hire plot by impersonating his wife in emails soliciting help to kill him and dispose of his body heard emotional statements from family members during a sentencing hearing last week. Robert Quentin Sprague, 65, was sentenced Oct.

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